Dendrelaphis binhi NGUYEN, NGUYEN, LE, NGUYEN, VO, VO, CHE & MURPHY, 2023
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Dendrelaphis binhi
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Binh’s Bronzeback Snake Vietnamese: Rắn leo cây bὶnh |
| Synonym | Dendrelaphis binhi NGUYEN, NGUYEN, LE, NGUYEN, VO, VO, CHE & MURPHY 2023 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan) Type locality: Tuy Phong, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam; coordinates 11°12’36.2”N, 108°41’43.2”E; elevation 34 m a.s.l. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ITBCZ 6663, adult male, collected by S.N. Nguyen and L.T. Nguyen, on 23 July 2018 (Figs. 3&4). Paratypes (7): ITBCZ 6664, ITBCZ 6666 (adult females), ITBCZ 6665 (subadult male), collected by the same collectors, on the same date and site as the holotype; ITBCZ 6681 (adult male), collected from Tuy Phong, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam, coordinates 11°13’03.3”N, 108°39’10.2”E, elevation 39 m a.s.l. by S.N. Nguyen and L.T. Nguyen, on 26 July 2018; ITBCZ 5944-6 (adult females), collected from Thuan Nam, Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam; coordinates 11°19’18.4”N, 108°56’46.6”E; elevation 105 m a.s.l. by S.N. Nguyen and D.H.V. Nguyen, on 13 April 2017 (Figs. 3–5). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Dendrelaphis binhi sp. nov. is distinguished from all of its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: medium sized bronzeback snake (largest TL 936 mm in female); one long supralabial entering orbit; body scale smooth, 13 rows on neck and midbody, 9–11 before vent; vertebral scale row slightly enlarged; ventrals 154–158 in males and 161–170 in females; subcaudals 105 or 106 in males and 95–102 in females; 18 or 19 maxillary teeth, posterior teeth shorter than the others; hemipenis spinose, reaching 10th or 11th SC, with a tiny papilla; cloacal plate divided; dorsum bright brown with a white stripe along the lower flank. (Nguyen et al. 2023) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 7998 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named in honor of Dr. Ngô Văn Bὶnh, a Vietnamese herpetologist who passed away suddenly in 2023 at the age of 49 by a serious stroke. |
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